Discussion: Internet of Things and Green Technology
As the entire world is moving towards renewable energy prospects, the Internet of Things is assisting in transforming sector with the help of remote monitoring of asset, better control as well as automation along with improved kind of efficiency [1]. With the different levels of fossil fuel which are depleting in the current scenario at an accelerating speed, and as pressure for switching to greener sources has intensified, the renewable energy is trying to be picked up at a tremendous pace. As per the different reports, it can be noticed that the share of the renewable energy is expected to increase and the percentage is about 22.5% of the global power related mix by the year 2020 [2]. As the entire world is moving forward towards hydropower, biomass energy along with geothermal power, in such scenario, the Internet of Things is helpful in driving high level of efficiency as well as automation which is appropriate in nature. The main aim and purpose of the report is to understand the importance of Internet of Things which are being applied to solar as well as renewable energy technologies.
The energy sector has changed to a great extent in the last few years and the renewable energy business is up and it is running. Moreover, it is expected to gain more than 43% in the 2022 as per the surveys from International Energy Agency and in such scenario, the Internet of Things is playing an essential role in the dynamics. It is evident [2], that the IoT helps in promising future in which the different devices are connected with one another. For the grid of renewable energy which means the solar energy, turbine of wind and home meter can be monitored remotely as well as analyzed. The respective kind of system will be playing an essential role in more accurate monitoring of home or predictive kind of repairs for the different equipment which are major in nature.
It is evident [2], the solar energy is considered to be the fastest -growing source of energy in the entire world, which is increasing in worldwide capacity which is about 40% each and every year. Moreover, in the entire world-wide scenario, there are different organizations which are preferring to expand in offering solar that is considered to be among the energy-efficient as well as lucrative sources of the renewable electricity in the market. In the current scenario, the different solar energy organizations have different options than before for making the most of the required equipment [3]. The overall harnessing of power of the IoT helps in resolving the common kind of challenges which are associated with complex energy grids which helps in making it easier for managing panels along with output related to energy.
Role of Internet of Things in Renewable Energy Companies
It is evident [4], the different organizations in business of renewable energy have been experiencing substantial kind of economic growth in last few years. However, with the tremendous kind of scaling becomes the huge challenge for sustaining profits as well as productivity. In order to manage these aspects in a constant manner, there are different ways which can be used by the companies in optimizing capacities across the different remote locations successfully.
Firstly, through proper implementation smart kind of appliances as well as connected kind of gadgets, the different organizations can be utilising the different high-tech sensors which can be helpful in amassing massive kind of amounts of the real-time energy data as well as transmit it to the power grid which is for advanced storage data as well as analysis. The sensors of IoT can be suitable in enabling the monitoring of the power grids which are real-time through providing decision-makers with proper opportunity in building data-driven kind of strategies related to optimization [5].
Moreover, it is evident [6], the IoT can be helpful in providing better level of transparency in the manner in which the energy is being consumed in an optimum manner. It helps in allowing the different individuals in understanding the energy consumption habits as well as adjusting them for optimizing the overall usage. The renewable energy and the IoT are considered to be the match which is made in heaven as these have the proper potential to reduce the usage of the fossil-fuel and the carbon footprints which will be efficient in managing the effectiveness in a suitable manner.
In the last few years, the renewable energy organizations have been experiencing strong global growth, however, there has been immense kind of pressure for improving profitability as well as productivity as the industry is continuing to scale in a global manner.
The proper implementation of renewable energy could not have been successful without the incorporation of Internet of Things. In the present scenario of the sensor-based technology as well as data science, it is helpful in enabling automation of the wind farms as well as solar fields. The connected buildings assist in saving millions on electricity as well as competing for green energy awards. The different organizations adopt IoT related solutions for decreasing the carbon footprint as well as cutting down on the bills.
Internet of Things is enabler of modern energy industry and IoT assists in connecting elements of production of power as well as consumption, gaining visibility in process as well as providing real control at every stage of flow of energy from exploitation to supply to end users. In such scenario, the cooperation helps in driving efficiently to renewable as well as hydrocarbon economies [7]. In addition, IoT can be helpful in enabling the remote monitoring as well as management of assets. The proper implementation of the IoT sensors on the generation, distribution as well as transmission equipment can be helpful in enabling the management [9].
Importance and Benefits of Internet of Things in Managing Renewable Energy
As these sensors can be helpful in measuring parameters which includes temperature, wear and vibration, it can be helpful for the different companies in optimising their schedules related to maintenance. Such kind of preventive maintenance approach can be helpful in ensuring that all the equipment work in a potential manner which will be effective in providing opportunity for making timely repairs which will be improving the reliability in a significant manner [8]. These can be utilised for better automation as well as control as most of the equipment of the renewable energy are extremely complex kind of constructions. The sensor-based technology related to IoT helps in automating management of wind along with solar firms which is suitable in enabling better control of operational aspects through reducing the costs of operations [10].
Additionally, the IoT helps in improving safety of premises and through the advanced kind of monitoring system, the sensors can be helpful in detecting the different leaks as well as providing the timely alerts and enabling automatic kind of shutdown which will be playing an effective role in averting the different disasters successfully. Furthermore, It is evident [10], the IoT is helpful in improving the efficiency of energy which will be suitable for reducing the carbon footprints in the world and it will be impacting the effectiveness of the scenario suitably. As to manage massive kind of commercial farms which includes residential solar capacity, it is expected to grow to more than 41 gigawatts within the year 2025 [12].
Moreover, the smart grid technology which are IoT can be helpful in enabling distributed kind of energy related transformation. The IoT technology is helpful in detecting the different changes in electricity demand as well as supply, it has the ability in reacting to the changes in an autonomous manner. It is suitable in providing operators with information which helps in managing the demand in a precise manner. With the proper kind of insight in the power consumption data which is real-time, it will be helpful in enabling energy organizations for making the different decisions related to voltage control, configuration of network along with load switching along with others [13]. The different sensors related to IoT which is located on the equipment of energy, can be beneficial in monitoring as well as analysing load as well as serve for better type of forecasting.
The different sensors can manage the congestion efficiently with the distribution and transmission lines which helps in ensuring that all plants are being operating in an optimal manner. Such kind of data related to consumption can be beneficial in aiding the organizations in decisions regarding building the new type of infrastructure or upgrading the infrastructure for catering the demands successfully. There can be introduction of smart switches which will be effective in identifying the wastage as well as allowing different customers in saving on energy bills efficiently. Lastly, It is evident [12], the other main benefit of the utilising the IoT in management of the generation of energy which is renewable that is cost-efficiency in nature.
Based on the different accurate kind of forecasts, the different sensors can be helpful in optimizing the overall production as well as control. As the required amount of energy will be generated, it will be beneficial for the different organizations in saving big amount of money. In addition, the smart meters which are inter-connected in nature can be used for collecting the data which has been utilised and send the different customers with the detailed kind of reports about the energy utilisation [14].
The respective kind of information will be beneficial in identifying waste along with allowing the different customers in saving on energy bills appropriately [15]. For instance- The most suitable example which has been arising from the respective philosophy of the renewable and solar technologies with the usage of Internet of Things is regarding a pilot which is being run in Hawaii by the Steffes Corporation. The respective pilot is experimenting with specially equipped heaters of hot water which are placed in nearly more than 500 homes which act as the thermal energy that allows the grid to time electricity demand as well as supply which will be matching up in an accurate manner [16].
While there can be different challenges which exist, however, the usage of the Internet of Things in the solar energy can be solving the issues with investment as well as little effort. The entire key to success is installing simple as well as fully-integrated system that is helpful in allowing to manage the grid in a proper manner. Moreover, it provides with the proper ability in identifying as well as fixing problems in real-time [17]. One of the major benefits of the IoT in solar energy is to understand as well as analyse the happenings of the assets from one central panel [24]. Through the connection of devices with the cloud network, it can be helpful in originating the place from where the problem has originated from and dispatch the technician in fixing the problem before disrupting the entire system effectively. For example- there can be a network which can be running in a smooth manner, however, there is a severe problem with the certain devices [17].
Without the utilisation of IoT, the problem cannot be detected whether it is related to hardware or network related issues. In such scenario, the Internet of Things can be helpful in providing intelligence for identification of the issues in real-time as the errors occurs which can make it easier for locating source and resolving the issue in a quick manner [23]. With the proper utilisation of the IoT, the system will be susceptible in a less manner to different outages as well as issues related to productivity [19]. With the installation of Internet of Things technology, there can be management of the largest solar grids in world, even when there are other thousand of individual devices connected to the same network.
Each and every solar organizations need to focus on simplifying the development of the connected kind of products which helps them in making it easier to grow in the world and improve the condition of the entire economy suitably [20]. For instance- Tesla Powerwall, is considered to be one of the batteries which is assisting to generate power for the homes through integrating with solar for storing excess kind of energy which is generated in the day time. the Powerwall of Tesla acts as the buffer among the power grid as well as solar system of the home that helps the generation of energy and improves the entire system in a more efficient manner [21].
While conducting the entire research on IoT on the solar and renewable energy technologies, the secondary research has been taken into consideration. With the involvement of existing research through the help of the materials which have been published already in research reports as well as similar documents.
Through the usage of different websites and public libraries, the data has been obtained successfully with the help of the surveys. The main advantage while conducting the research through secondary data analysis is the fact that it helps in providing information which are vast and it provides insight beyond the market area. The availability is vast and the looking for the data is advantageous in nature which helped in creating the effective kind of information.
On the other hand, there are disadvantages of the secondary research includes the fact that there is no such specific information included to the researcher’s needs. Moreover, the existing data of the 2015 or 2016 years do not have the currency which is necessary and it creates gap in process of the information.
From the entire analysis of the Internet of Things of Solar and Renewable Technologies, it can be recommended that in order to sell the renewable energy for generating solid growth in the entire industry, the receiving of the smart appliances play a major role in improving efficacy of the system and there can be inclusion of decentralization of data [22]. On the basis of the secondary research, it can be recommended that as the entire economy is growing up, in such scenario, the importance of the renewable energy and the solar technologies are increasing to a large extent. The different articles which have been used needs to be based on the deeper understanding regarding the topic and improve the scenario.
Conclusion
As the entire world is moving towards the renewable energy, the Internet of Things can be helpful in transforming sector through the usage of the asset management along with monitoring. There can inclusion of better management automation, control along with efficiency which will be effective in gaining competitive advantage. The Internet of Things will be helpful in witnessing renewable energy sector to smarter and efficient ones, along with more reliable and distributed in nature.
The major advantage of the respective type of utilisation helps in making electricity grid robust in nature as well as scalable which makes the situation more efficient and there will be significant kind of growth in the respective field of the consumption domain. With the help of the different examples, it can be inferred that renewable and solar energy along with Internet of Things are the aspects which are compatible with one another as it is helpful in making the entire system more effective and less pollutive kind of system.
The internet of things energy management kind of solutions keeps on emerging, as the demand for the clean energy grows, and the environmental kind of prudence becomes the specific norm which is required to be followed systematically. In the current scenario, the Internet of Things has been capable of empowering green kind of initiatives which is successful for the renewable and the solar technologies which has been assisting the different entities in the different sectors to get and receive the best of the data, improving the overall efficiency as well as safety on the different safety on premises.
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